Folding crate.



E. C. ROSE.

FOLDING CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED nuns, 1910.

Patented July 12, 1910.

Z BHEETS-BHEBT 1.

E. C. ROSE.

FOLDING CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 5, 1910.

Patented. July 12, 1910.

a SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ELMEBO, 308E011 PHILADELEHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it may concern:

the same convenient for reshipping or storage.

Broadly my invention resides in the 'pro-. vision of a shallow foundation box having hingedly arranged therein a plurality 0 plates, which,w en moved to avertical position, form sides and ends of the boxproper. A cover is further arranged to be detachably locked within said sides and ends when the same are in the vertical position, and is also ada ted to be similarly locked within the use to indicate like parts throughout the several-views, in which,

My invention further resides in the following features of construction, arrangement and operation as will be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like .numerals are used to indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvedbox in the distended position Fig.

2 is a similar view showing the same in the folded position, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of one inner corner of the box, Fig. 4 is a cross section through'the box, Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the box, the cover being removed, and, Figs. 6 and 7 are fragmentary detail views of parts to. be hereinafter specifically referred to.

In the practical embodiment of my invention, I provide a shallow foundation box 1,

comprising a base 2, of substantially rectangular shape, having a beading 3 extending continuously therein in order that the box may set level at all times. The foundation box 1 further comprises shallow sides 4 and ends 5 extending upwardly from the base 2, and stiffened and strengthened to a desired degree bymountings on the strips 6 bent back therefrom and resting upon the at Phil right an les thereto and hinged by a base 2. The sides'a and ends 5 being thus stiffened and strengthened are held in posltion' by caps 5 serving also to protect the corners.

The portion just described forms a lower or foundation box within which the ends 7 of the box proper are foldably secured, said ends 7 having angular strips 8 extending at 1n 9 at their ower ends to the s1des 4 0 said foundation box 1 adjacent its ends 5. The sides IQ of the box p'roper are provided each with aseries of pins 11 proJecting therethrough on a plane therewith and arranged through conformable slotted openings 12 in the sides 4 and base 2 of the foundation box 1, said openings being arranged adjacent to and through the polnt of bending of said sides 4 and said base 2, and being rovided with reinforcing strips 13 exten thereabout. of thebo'x proper being arranged through openings 12, are provided with lateral extensions on their outer ends formin flattened heads 14 to prevent their with rawal in the foundation box 1, the pins 11 pro-f jecting through the openings 12 within the shallow sides 4 of said foundation box, while they may also be moved to the upright position to form with the ends 7 the box proper, the pins 11 being thereu on moved within the openings 12 exten ing within the box 2, as shown particularly in Figs. 1 and 4. I

. The sides 10 are provided with offset portions 15 at the end thereof fitting within the angular strips 8 of the ends 7, and said sides 10 are further provided with apertured plates 16 within which the curved nose of the latches 17, pivotally mounted upon the ends 7, are adapted to engage to lock said sides and ends in the upright and distended position in the course of forming the box proper. The sides 10 and ends 7 are formed with reinforced upper and outer edges by folding a portion of their material about the strengthening strips 7 and 10 respectively of heavier metal. To guide the offsets 15 correctly the same are provided with small openings adapted to fit about the pins 18 projectlng inwardly from the angular strips 8. The sides 10 of the box proper are provided respectively with sockets 19 adapted for the reception of the hooks 20 of the cover The pins 11 of the sides 10 I ward and provide 21, and with sockets 22, adjacent their upper, outer edges, adapted for the reception of the sliding latches 23 of said cover 21 mounted thereon in housings 24: with coil springs 24 normall pushing the same outcl with operating pieces 25. The cover 21 is preferably constructed of a piece of sheet metal formed at its edges around a strengthenin strip 21 of heavier metal and is provide with Stiflenin and protecting ca s 21 at its corners, an said cover 21 1s a apted to be associated within the upper edges of the sides 10 and the ends 7 of the box proper when the same are lockedin the upright position, and is adapted to be secured therein against removal as just described, a rin 26 being provided to lift said cover out wlwn the sprm pressed sliding plates 23 are withdrawn rom the sockets 22. When, however, the sides 10 are unlocked from the ends 7, and when said sides and ends are folded down as described within the foundation or lower box 1, said cover 21 is adapted to be locked within said foundation or lower box 1 in a similar manner in which it is locked within the sides 10 and ends 7, said foundation box, for this purpose being rovided in its prospective sides 4, with sockets 27 and 28 similar to the sockets 19 and 22 of the sides 10 of the box proper. The complete distended and folded posltion of the elements comprising my improved box are clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, respectively. To further securely hold the cover 21 in position within the sides 10 and ends 7, when in the distended position, I provide the side 10 carrying the sockets 22, with a slotted angular plate 29 I adapted to receive within its slot a tongue 30 carried by the cover 21, as shown in detail in Fig. 7. I

It will be understood that although I have shown and described elements'fully capable of performing the functions assi ed to them, various minor changes may e made in the constructions, especlally in the particular formation of the metal, without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim:

In a device of the character described, a foundation box, having upstanding side and end flanges, end walls havlng their ends bent inwardly at substantially right angles to stiffen the same mountedadjacent the end flanges, means to pivotally connect the inwardly bent ends to the side flanges, of the foundation box, side walls disposed adjacent the side flanges to cooperate with the end walls, said side walls being provided.

upon one side thereof with lugs having enlarged heads, the side flanges being provided with substantially vertically disposed slots to loosely receive ,said lugs, and said side walls having their ends off set to form sockets to removably receive said inwardly .bent ends of the end walls.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER G. ROSE. I Witnesses:

M. L. LEFFLER, GEORGE W. 'SELTZER. 

